The refrigeration and cold storage industry is faced with challenges to improve efficiency, maximize inventory returns, and sustain profitability in a highly competitive environment. There are high demands to maintain a highly sensitive and consistent controlled environment during all four seasons, and the need to control performance when managing sensitive perishable food, pharmaceutical products, dry foods, dairy products, frozen foods, produce, fresh meats and others.

Nowadays, it is every facility manager's dilemma to choose the right and perfect cold storage door suitably ideal for complex business applications, and a variety of doors in today’s market having differing specifications makes it an investment conundrum for any business. However, there are several factors that can be considered in making a ‘win-win decision’ to determine the solution for your perfect cold storage door.

Factor No. 1: Environmental Control
The main reason to purchase a cold storage door is to separate different environments, and at the same time controlling and managing desired temperature environments. Several factors can affect environmental control, primarily: separation of environment, speed of operation, sealing factor, safety and security, and quality control. Secondary factors involve protection from the elements (wind, dirt, debris, creepy creatures), temperature control, water infiltration, energy loss, goods/product damage, and employee working comfort.

Rytec Fast Fold Freezer Door
Rytec’s Fast-Fold® Freezer door is the 'father of high-speed doors in cold storage environments’. As tested by time, its dependability and durability made it the best-selling high-speed door for cold storage environments. When it comes to environmental control, Rytec company has perfected its designs through the years and is committed to upholding its legacy.

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Factor No. 2: Efficiency
Another factor to consider in selecting the right door is its performance efficiency. A highly efficient cold storage door allows equipment and workers to move quickly in the work area, maximizing the traffic flow that improves efficiency and will increase the productivity of your employees.

Rytec Turbo Seal Freezer Door
When it comes to efficiency, the Rytec Turbo Seal Freezer Door is the solution. Being the best high-speed freezer roll door on the market, it can open up to 100 inches per second, thereby saving energy consumption while still maintaining a steady environmental temperature.

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Factor No. 3: Durability
The durability of an ideal cold storage door should be able to meet specific applications and the equipment should meet up to the challenge. Factors to also consider are reliability, performance, dependable design, quality construction, strength and stability, impactability, and maintenance with service support. These can give you a more reliable performance, long product lifespan, and lower ownership costs.

Albany Ultra Cool High Speed Door
The UltraCool high-speed door is the best in environmental temperature control, which involves particulate infiltration control and atmospheric control. This is equipped with tight seals and speedy cycling that can limit air infiltration through the door opening. This model is also specially designed with a durable breakaway fabric door panel and auto-self repairing feature after an accidental impact, which makes it the choice of food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries for many years.

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Factor No. 4: Safety
In any facility or warehouse, safety is a top priority. Cold storage doors that are ISO (International Organization for Standardization) compliant include equipment, machinery, and worker’s safety. Factors like workers visibility during high traffic flow and low traffic flow are also important. Moreover, safety prevention through daily prophylactic safety practices against potential accidents and hazards must also be observed.

Albany Ultra Freeze High Speed Door
Albany Door Systems’ self-repairing UltraFreeze™ high speed door is ISO- certified and safety compliant, built for toughness without sacrificing speed, engineered for cycle hundreds of thousands of times, and most of all, environmental control-friendly.

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Factor No. 5: Activation
Another factor is usually taken for granted, usually for cold storage door selection, is its activation specifications. Activation can be determined by traffic flow in the working environment, machinery, and equipment with workers involved within the opening areas, as well as the physical characteristics of the opening and the type of activation it offers.

Hercules Extreme Low Temp Overlap Freezer Door
This model is versatile and ideal for a wide variety of applications. It is specially designed for blast freezer and applications that have extremely low temperature. This door is usually installed for pedestrian traffic door for extreme low temperature, blast freezers, or any controlled environment.

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Factor No. 6: Selection
Before making a decision in choosing your cold storage door, make sure that the manufacturer and the local dealer can provide complete support and after-service. If possible, request for a product demonstration, or visit their service area for an equipment check-up. Moreover, choose a product that has state-of-the-art features for the assurance of not being left out in terms of technological advancement. Remember, in choosing your cold storage door you are not just choosing a door product; you’re choosing a company.

Hercules Infitting Hinged Freezer Door
This model is specially designed for use in environmentally controlled buildings like coolers and freezers. It is suited both for exterior and interior applications and has a two-panel or “double” hinged door for openings.

Don’t wait for the perfect time; now is the time to upgrade or retrofit your cold storage door and make use of the different cold storage doors of Southern Dock Products. You can directly make a service request at https://www.southerndockproducts.com/service-request/.

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